Tag Archives: Word of God

Be Wise About . . . the Church Body – 5

Scripture Reference: 1 Corinthians 12-13 Diversity: The Gifts of the Spirit Please review 1 Corinthians 12:14-31 for background to this section. Unity without diversity would produce uniformity, and uniformity tends to produce stagnation and death. Life is a balance between … Continue reading

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Be Wise About . . . the Church Body – 4

Scripture Reference: 1 Corinthians 12-13 Unity: The Gift of the Spirit – Continued Please review 1 Corinthians 12:1-13 for background to this section. Some students have categorized the various gifts as the speaking gifts, the sign gifts, and the serving … Continue reading

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Prayer & Praise 11/30/2025

Joseph Alleine: Piercing Heaven – Puritan’s Prayers O Lord, how insufficient I am for this work. With what will I pierce the scales of Leviathan—or make my heart, hard as a millstone, feel what you desire it to feel? Will … Continue reading

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Be Wise About . . . the Church Body – 3

Scripture Reference: 1 Corinthians 12-13 Unity: The Gift of the Spirit – Continued Please review 1 Corinthians 12:1-13 for background to this section. From Last Lesson: We need to remember that God is sovereign and while the gifts named are … Continue reading

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Be Wise About . . . the Church Body – 2

Scripture Reference: 1 Corinthians 12-13 Unity: The Gift of the Spirit Please review 1 Corinthians 12:1-13 for background to this section. Since there was division in the Corinthian church, Paul began with an emphasis on the oneness of the church. … Continue reading

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Be Wise About . . . the Church Body – 1

Scripture Reference: 1 Corinthians 12-13 Pastor’s Note: I was born-again in a Pentecostal Church, but as the Lord directed my wife and myself to serve where He leads, I followed less denominations and more closely to Charismatic theology. Over the … Continue reading

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Essential Insights on Faith 11/26/2025

The oppressed will not always be forgotten; the hope of the afflicted will not perish forever. PSALM 9:18 Billy Graham There have been some terrible weeks with many tears, but also weeks of GREAT FAITH. My prayer today is that … Continue reading

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Anecdotal Story 11/25/2025

Humility in Memory Scripture References: Psalm 78:39; 1 Peter 1:16-18 Someone wrote the editors of a leading magazine asking if Tom Selleck’s image was real or celluloid. He seemed so unaffected with stardom, but was he? He seemed so down-to-earth, … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 11/24/2025

Scripture for Study and Encouragement: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 Faith is about measuring your potential, not on the basis of your natural gifts and experience, but in the surety of God’s presence and promises. It is almost a humorous story. It’s … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 11/23/2025

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading

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Prayer & Praise 11/23/2025

Richard Baxter: Piercing Heaven – Puritan’s Prayers With trust and hope I commit my spirit into the hands of Jesus my glorified Redeemer and Intercessor—and through his work into the hands of God my reconciled Father. You are infinite eternal … Continue reading

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Daily Devotional 11/22/2025

THE ANGELIC LIFE Matthew 22:30 “For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels of God in heaven.” We shall be like the angels in heavenliness. Here we come to the vital meaning … Continue reading

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Inspirational Quotes 11/21/2025

Action – Continued I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear Me forever, for the good of them and their children after them (Jeremiah 32:39). Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 11/20/2025

Woe to the multitude of many people who make a noise like the roar of the seas, and to the rushing of nations that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters! (Isaiah 17:12). The Word, “Post Haste” The … Continue reading

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Life In Focus 11/19/2025

God’s Rainbow SOCIETIES and their systems tend to encourage people to divide along racial, ethnic, and cultural lines, or else to abandon their distinctives by assimilating into the dominant power group. Paul called for a different approach. He didn’t ask … Continue reading

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Bible Insights 11/18/2025

Pressure, Stress, and Depression For we do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, of our trouble which came to us in Asia: that we were burdened beyond measure, above strength, so that we despaired even of life. Yes, we … Continue reading

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The Battle Is the Lord’s – 7

Scripture Reference: 2 Kings 6:8-7:20 5. The God Who Fulfills His Promises – Continued Please read 2 Kings 7:1-20 for the background to this section. From Last Lesson: When morning comes, the whole city will discover that the enemy has … Continue reading

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The Battle Is the Lord’s – 6

Scripture Reference: 2 Kings 6:8-7:20 5. The God Who Fulfills His Promises – Continued Please read 2 Kings 7:1-20 for the background to this section. Good news from the Lord (verses 1-2). How fortunate it was for the kingdom of … Continue reading

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Prayer & Praise 11/16/2025

John Howe: Piercing Heaven – Puritan’s Prayers O Lord, my only resort is to your mercy. You might most justly abhor and abandon us, and say to us, “Lo-ammi. You are none of my people.” But in the multitude of … Continue reading

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The Battle Is the Lord’s – 5

Scripture Reference: 2 Kings 6:8-7:20 4. The God Who Keeps His Covenant – Continued Please read 2 Kings 6:24-33 for the background to this section. From Last Lesson: Joram’s father, Ahab, called Elijah “the one who troubled Israel” (1 Kings … Continue reading

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